The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-09-28
TELLING TRUTHS.
Extract from the Address or Chair
man Henderson to the Iowa
Republican Convention.

patty ulu 30 llttlo tnht tue DehocfatiO P"iy
was put in power, and that the Democratic
party, many now say, has done nothing.
That the Democratic administration has
failed 10 accomplish anything. take ex-
ception to the latter position. 1t has done
many things, and many things, frankly
admit, that would not have been done II
Blaine and Logan had received the seats
to which they were elected. Applause.
In the first place tho Democratic admin
istration stepped into power by two kinds
of fraud. First, fraud upon the
black men in respect to their exer-
else of the right of suffrage. Second,
swindling the innocent mugwumps OF
the East. Applause and laughter
Neither of these things would have been
done by Republican administration. APP
plause. 1t was my misfortune to see Gen.
Fitz Hugh Lee ut the Inauguration OF
President Cleveland marching in the in
augural procession in a gray. suit with
which many of us are familiar, and heard
him cheered as The President was not.
That would not have been done Mt the in
auguration of Republican President.
Applause. On the night of the inaugur-.
alton was awakened by the sounds of
music by the bands that appeared at the
National Capital to make cheerful the day.
The tunes that were played that night l
heard them myself, were, My Maryland,
"Bonny Blue Flag" and Dixie" That
would not have been done at the Inaugural
ton of Blaine and Logan. Applause
A Union flag lowered on the Interior De-
partment by the command OF an executive
officer to the memory of that rebel tend
II know the meaning OF the word, old
Thompson. That would not have been
thought of by the Republican administra-
ton. Applause. The Democratic Pres
ident calls forth all his powers of speech
to pay tribute TO the memory Of John {.
Calhoun, the father of secession; TO the
memory of Gen. Sidney Johnston, brave
fighter in the rebellion, on the occasion OF
the dedication of monuments to the men,
ory Of those two men. That would never
have been done by Republican
President. Applause.l Men who have
been tried in the flames OF war III
their country's behalf recalled from posts
of duty on foreign shores and from places
of trust throughout the land, and men con-
spicuous in the great struggle to destroy
the Union put in their places. This would
not have been done by Blaine and Logan
Applause The private pension bills
passed under the Constitution which
clothed Congress with omnipotent power
to do it, to help poor, trembling, crippled
men and old fathers and mothers, helpless
because they tried to help their country
have been vetoed from the White House
God knows it would never have been done
by Republican President. Applause.
These same poor, helpless, crippled mer
are insulted from the great White House
of the republic. All! we know again, and
God knows, such thing would never have
been done by Republican President. A
Mexican pension bill which gave millions
to the South and thousands to the Nortl
found swift approval from Mr.. Cleveland
A bill almost identical in its provisions
that gave millions to the Union soldiers o.
the North and thousands TO the South il
quickly killed by Mr.. Cleveland. Thes,
things would not have been done by Re-
publican President. Applause. The
flags that courage, devotion to country
and patriotism tore from the standard o
treason and laid away are without author
ity of law taken from the Government t
send away. Such thing, fellow citizens
never would have been dreamed of by
Republican Executive. Even Decoration
Day, when the nation North and South is il
tears, is put 10 a new use by Democratic
President. Fellow citizens, q Republican
President would be welcome at st. Loui
where the old Union soldiers meet IN an
nual friendly greeting; yes, welcome Their
or anywhere else. 1t does not seem to b'
true in the case of the present Democrat
President, and the false, cowardly, cringin
letter by which that visit was recalled 20
its promise) never would have been penne
by the hand of Republican President
A Republican President would never hav
used all the powers of bis high office a
President Cleveland did, to destroy Ameri
can industry and take away food from tn
American laborer. A Republican Presi
dent would not have vetoed the bill for tn
relief of the sufferers along the Des Moline
River. Republican House of Repre-
sentatives would never have given n pen
sion to the widow of General Hancoc
and denied it to the noble and stIicke
widow of John A. Logan. Applause.
/ mention these few things that have bee
done that Republicanism could never hav
accomplished. SO / say, and thus poir
the thought, that the Republican part
still stands with its face to the east an
with it's hand on the flag staff of the natio
to hold it up. 1t still stands IN the van c
every great battle, whether it be to guar
the happiness of our children, or wheth'
it be to keep back the anarchist when, III
clothed with citizenship, he dares to TAX
this Government in his bloody hand.